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Josiah Henson

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412989


Item data

Title

Josiah Henson

Collection

Truth stranger than fiction. Father Henson's story of his own life. With an introduction by Mrs. H.B. Stowe.

Names

Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883 (Author)
Freeman, Francis O. (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1858
Place: Boston; Cleveland
Publisher: J.P. Jewett and Company; H.P.B. Jewett

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 326.92H

Subjects

Slavery -- United States
African American authors
Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883

Genres

Prints

Physical Description

Engravings

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR26341170-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11668407
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 74395300-c605-012f-bbe8-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1858

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Josiah Henson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74395300-c605-012f-bbe8-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1858). Josiah Henson Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74395300-c605-012f-bbe8-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Josiah Henson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74395300-c605-012f-bbe8-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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